Word Families (eep)

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best

best

blest

blest

to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.

chest a box, usually with a lid, for storage, safekeeping of valuables, etc.: a toy chest; a jewelry chest.

chest

the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen

crest

1. the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.

2. the head or top of anything.

jest

a joke or witty remark

jest

lest

lest

–conjunction

1. for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution): He kept his notes by his side lest faulty memory lead him astray.

2.that (used after words expressing fear, danger, etc.): There was danger lest the plan become known.

nest

nest

a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.

pest

pest

1. an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.

quest

quest

a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something:

a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge.

rest

rest

1. the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep

2. cessation or absence of motion: to bring a machine to rest.

test

test

1. the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.

2. a set of questions, problems, or the like, used as a means of evaluating the abilities, aptitudes, skills, or performance of an individual or group; examination.

vest

vest

a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.

west

west

a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left when facing north, corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to set. Abbreviation: W